Conservative Politics, 'Low-Effort' Thinking Linked In New Study - Do You Agree?

Conservatism and pathological malignant narcissism are two very different things. The money grubby elites who seem tone deaf to the impact their dealings have on the masses at large might not be main stream conservatives in the sense one imagines, they might simply be classical scam and con artists taking advantage of partisan strife to exploit ideological unrest to amass even more wealth and power.



I think it is just as unfair and equally dangerous to assume those who claim to be guided by faith in their political dealings as apposed to those who claim they are guided by precepts of equality and logic and reason are necessarily diametrically apposed and therefor only one is right and the other wrong, or somehow misguided and intellectually challenged.



Their actions will speak to the truth of their character or intent, not one action, or one mistake or celebrated achievement but the environment in which they are tasked with applying their decisions and the opportunities they take, or squander when there is no one looking, or no meaningful opposition and they are given, or take free reign to do as they please. You can claim to have the best interests of those you serve at heart, but if you are deluded to believing your ends justify the means, and nothing is sacred and what is done is done, the chance to make a difference is pointless. Running roughshod over the helpless is not a desirable human trait, it is an affront to humanity.



Ruthless people will say or do anything to achieve their goals, and intelligent ruthless people will be far more convincing in their delivery or excuses when caught red handed. Never saying sorry when they should be is not a sign of conservatism or rigid ideology it is a sign of a basic lack of empathy and a callous disregard for societal norms, which is something else entirely different.



Scam artists and snake oil sales men or women appear charming and affect a sense of charisma and persuasive personality, but that doesn't mean they are harmless because they say what you want to hear, or can be seen kissing babies or spend money on worthy charities to level or ease their tax burdens. It is a predatory seduction. Any more than those who are traditionally soft-hearted in appearance won't get their hands dirty when they are backed into a corner or have their attempts to perform their duties curtailed and obstructed repeatedly. Passion for the job, is different than thirst for power or positioning oneself for affluence.



Regardless of the actual percentage of those who claim liberal or conservative bias towards events surrounding their world views, the IQ test if it is at all accurate in any sense to the individual versus the society that the standards apply toward, should not be seen as a value judgement based upon their intrinsic worth or lack thereof, any more than other arbitrary appraisals that have gotten a foothold in history were used to justify divisiveness and mistreatment. Those labels are designed to manipulate demographic experiences and opinions by those in positions to do so, not elevate the standard of living or ease the burden of the down-trodden.



Not every liberal, or every conservative is responsible for what elected officials do who claim either mantel and use it to abuse power or corrupt influence and betray trusted positions. That is guilt by association, an honor driven ethos that is archaic and has no place in a society that demands personal accountability and rewards sincere effort and promises punishment and punitive measures for affronts to the law of established moral and ethical violations.



The persons who rabble rouse, and steal trust and obstruct the established order of justice and cause conflict and strife for their own short term gain and benefit with no regard to collateral damage: those people are driven by their own desires versus the mantel they have taken on or been assigned, those individuals seek out others like them, or manipulate circumstances and systems to disguise or nullify remedy potential prosecution for their actions.



It should not be a blanket assessment because some are corrupt, or some appear weak or unwilling to take popular tasks on, that it is so for all. Does being exceptionally innately intelligent make you better than a person who is considered below average or average, does that mean they will somehow make wiser decisions, or heartless ones? If you were to imagine that the tests were skewed toward desired results or favored outcomes you will find exactly what you are looking for to support your thesis, and be offended by the results you fear reflect unfavorably upon yourself.



Regardless of the actual true nature if there is any verifiable measured standard toward a propensity of persons who are "below, or at average" intelligence to feel strongly conservative as apposed to the "above average, to superior" in IQ values, each individual is different and each individual seeks out his or her own as they either consciously or subconsciously determine and identify with in what they affiliate is best and an attractive clique associated with the most, on things they feel are close to heart and make sense, if patterns emerge from details not visible to the naked eye that are not mere statistical anomalies, then what does that matter if the individual is still expected to be or understood singularly responsible for their thoughts and actions and motivations or consequences thereof?